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LAW SCHOOL RECEIVES FINAL GIFT OF $3 MILLION FROM JOHN M. OLIN FOUNDATION
The John M. Olin Foundation has awarded Stanford Law School a final
gift of $3 million, capping off a total of $8.3 million the law
school has recieved from the foundation for its John M. Olin Program
in Law and Economics.
SLS LAUNCHES ONLINE ALUMNI DIRECTORY
Use this new online service to search for fellow Stanford alumni in your
area by company, function, or industry, and update your information so
classmates and professional contacts can find you. (Access to the
password-protected services is available to alumni only.) If you have not yet registered with SAA online, you may do so when you
enter the site. If you have any difficulties, please contact Online Customer Service.
"SUPREME COURT PONDERS IRA-BANKRUPTCY CASE"
On December 1, Pamela Karlan, Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of
Public Interest Law, argued on behalf of Richard and Betty Jo Rousey before
the U.S. Supreme Court in Rousey v. Jacoway, a case that considered the
applicability of bankruptcy exemptions to money in individual retirement
accounts. The case was one of four cases on this year's U.S. Supreme Court
docket in which the Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic represents the
petitioners. Clinic students Eric Feigin '05, Mara Silver '05, and David
Sapp '05 were primarily responsible for drafting the petitioners' reply
brief. They, along with clinic codirector Thomas Goldstein and clinic
students Lee Reeves '05 and Mike Abate '05, helped to prepare Professor
Karlan for oral argument before the Court.
SLS FACULTY AND ALUMNI NAMED TO NEW "NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL" BOARD
The "National Law Journal" has named Mary Cranston '75, William Neukom '67,
and Deborah Rhode, Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law, to its new
editorial board.
CALDWELL '85 UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED CHAIR OF STATE COASTAL COMMISSION
On December 8, Margaret Caldwell, program director of the SLS
Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program and a
lecturer in law at Stanford Law School, was elected chairwoman of the
California Coastal Commission.
MARTINEZ AND SRIKANTIAH COLLECT HONORS
"Hispanic Business" magazine has named Jenny Martinez, assistant professor
of law, to its "100 Most Influential Hispanics"
list for the second time. Martinez has also recently received the
"Ray of Hope" award from Hispanas
Organized for Political Equality.
Jayashri Srikantiah, associate professor of law, has been named one of the "Best Lawyers under 40" by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. She was also presented, along with the ACLU, with the New California Media Exceptional Communicator Award "for their unwavering defense of the rights of the most vulnerable ethnic and immigrant communities in the post-9/11 security crackdowns."
1L WINS NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Ann Marie Rosas '07 placed first in the Expert Class in the U.S. Chess
Federation's first annual national law school chess tournament. Ave Maria
School of Law Professor Howard Bromberg, JSM '91, placed second.
GOULD: "NOW SOMEONE NEEDS TO PENALIZE THE FANS"
"San Jose Mercury News" op-ed by William B. Gould IV, Charles A. Beardsley
Professor of Law, Emeritus
GRANICK: "THESE LAWS ARE NOT THE ANSWER"
"SC Magazine" interview with Jennifer Granick, Center for Internet and
Society director, discusses technology-related legislation
LESSIG: "TECHNOLOGY OVER IDEOLOGY: . . ."
". . . FCC chair Michael Powell has confounded liberals and free market purists." "Wired" column by Lawrence Lessig, C. Wendell and Edith M. Carlsmith Professor of Law
LESSIG: "BYTES AND BULLETS"
"Washington Post" op-ed by Lawrence Lessig, C. Wendell and Edith M.
Carlsmith Professor of Law, asks how, if Congress passes litigation holding
p2p manufacturers liable for copyright violations committed with their
products, it can avoid holding gun manufacturers responsible for the crimes
committed with their products.
MARTINEZ: "JOSE PADILLA AND THE WAR ON RIGHTS"
Written by Jenny Martinez, assistant professor of law, for the "Virginia
Quarterly Review," this article won the publication's 2004 Staige D.
Blackford Prize.
RHODE: "VIVE LA DIFFERENCE"
"Uncommon Knowledge" segment discussing gender differences and public policy
features Deborah Rhode, Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law
SULLIVAN: "JUSTICES PICK APART BAN ON WINE SALES FROM OUT OF STATE"
"New York Times" coverage of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court
in Granholm v. Heald and Swedenburg v. Kelly; former Dean Kathleen
Sullivan argued for the plaintiffs in Granholm v. Heald
WEINER: "WHAT QUALIFIES AS A WAR CRIME?"
Allen Weiner '89, Warren Christopher Professor of the Practice of
International Law and Diplomacy, and associate professor of law (teaching),
comments for "Stanford" magazine
LOS ANGELES: RECEPTION IN HONOR OF DEAN LARRY D. KRAMER
Thursday, January 13, 2005, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Latham & Watkins LLP, 633
West Fifth Street, Suite 4000. Hosted by Latham & Watkins LLP. Sponsored by
the Stanford Law Society of Los Angeles. RSVP by January 7 to
alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu; no charge.
ORANGE COUNTY: LUNCHEON IN HONOR OF DEAN LARRY D. KRAMER
Friday, January 28, 2005, 12:00 to 1:30 p.m., Balboa Yacht Club, 1801
Bayside Drive, Corona Del Mar. Hosted by Russell Allen '71. RSVP by
January 21 to alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu; no charge.
SAN DIEGO: RECEPTION IN HONOR OF DEAN LARRY D. KRAMER
Thursday, January 27, 2005, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Luce, Forward, Hamilton and
Scripps LLP, 600 West Broadway, Suite 2600. Hosted by Luce, Forward,
Hamilton and Scripps LLP. Sponsored by the Stanford Law Society of San
Diego. RSVP by January 20 to alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu; no charge.
SAN FRANCISCO: AALS RECEPTION IN HONOR OF DEAN LARRY D. KRAMER
Friday, January 7, 2005, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., Hilton San Francisco, 333
O'Farrell Street. Held in conjunction with the 2005 Annual Meeting of the
Association of American Law Schools. Sponsored by the Stanford law
societies of San Francisco and Silicon Valley. RSVP by December 31 to
alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu; no charge.
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